Blue Water

I have a 1972 Bertram 28 in Charleston, SC called the Blue Water II. She was purchased in June of 2002 and she had not run in almost 3 years. The only thing that worked was the deck lights. It has been fun and sometimes quite stressful.

Even though I replaced the engines last fall with rebuilds I am in the process of replacing them again with new Multi Ports. I do have to overcome a hatch clearance problem so if any one has any ideas they would be appreciated.

I have done all the work on this Bertram 28 myself and I will be glad to pass along any experiences or ideas to those interested.

The site is great…..
Eric Parker
eric.parker@jetblue.com 

 

Things replaced on my Bertram 28 since I purchased the boat.

Removed all wiring from boat
Replaced all wiring in boat( both A/C and D/C)
Installed new D/C fuse panels on fly bridge
Replaced A/C shore power inlet
Replaced all switches
Replaced throttle and shifter levers with Stainless Steel
Replaced Steering wheel with stainless steel with suicide knob
Added VHF radio to cabin with remote mic on the fly bridge
Added 17ft. antenna and mount for VHF radio
Added Fueno 677 depth finder and transducer
Added Navman GPS with moving map
Added Navman fuel flow kit to GPS
Added a Garman 2010C GPS
Added Ray marine Auto pilot with remote control in cabin
Replaced all Nav lights on the boat (bow, stern, anchor)
Added drink holders to the fly bridge
Replaced the fly bridge top with new black top sunbrella
Recovered the fly bridge bench seat with new material
Replaced the foam on bench seat with more dense foam
Added Rod holders to back of bench seat on fly bridge (7 total)
Replaced port and starboard engines
Replaced both carburetors
Replaced both fuel filters with canister style filters with sight glass bowl
Replaced exhaust manifolds on both engines
Replaced exhaust risers on both engines
Replaced wires plugs and dist cap and rotors on both engines
Replaced seals on rear of transmissions and bolts around the seal flange
Replaced both engine starters
Replaced both engine alternators
Replaced fan belts on both engines
Rebuilt raw water pumps on both engines
Replaced intake hose to engines with new
Replaced both fuel pumps
Replaced all engine fuel feed hose with new
Replaced all fuel tank filler line to all three tanks
Replaced all fuel tank vent line hose
Added drive savers to shafts to protect engines/trans
Replaced both transmission couplings
Replaced both stuffing boxes
Replaced stuffing in each stuffing box
Replaced both shafts with larger 1"1/4 shafts
Replaced both props and prop nuts
Repainted bilge
Replaced complete exhaust system both sides (rubber 3.5"and 4" hose and both mufflers, y-couplings, and elbows)
Replaced exhaust thru hull with new stainless steel with both flapper valve and internal check valve
Replaced all exhaust clamps and double clamped each connection with heavy duty bolt style clamps
Replaced steering helm
Replaced all steering lines from helm to hydraulic cylinder and replaced all couplings
Replace hydraulic steering cylinder
Replaced both rudders with monster stainless rudders
Replaced packing on both rudders
Replaced the wood behind the trim tabs with starboard and rebuilt the tabs.
Replaced all three bilge pumps with new. Two have float switches and one is totally automatic
Replaced bilge pump discharge lines with heavy duty hose
Replaced bilge blower with new and replaced intake hose with new heavy duty PVC hose
Added a second bilge blower and intake/exhaust line
Rebuilt both big battery boxes with new marine plywood
Replaced all wood on cockpit and fly bridge sides with starboard
Replace pads around cockpit rail
Replaced rod holders around deck
Reworked outriggers with new line and fittings
Replaced clam shell vents to bilge and replaced intake hose
Replaced cabin and head door knob assemblies
Replaced deck lights
Added a deck light to light the bow
Replaced all dock lines and added three large bumpers
Replaced both scupper drains in transom
Replaced name and city on stern with new style and color letters
Recovered forward bunk and pillows with sunbrella
Replaced both fire extinguishers with new
Replaced automatic halon fire extinguisher in bilge
Added JVC am/fm cd player
Added speakers in cabin
Added poly planer speakers on deck
Added Jensen Sirris satellite radio receiver
Replaced all zincs (trim tabs, rudders, shafts, and engine cooling)
Added marine Air conditioner and circulation pump
Replaced all thru hull grounding straps
Replaced Hobbs meters for both engines